419 scam: "MR IBRAHIM LAMORDE"<INFO@efcc.org> ATTN:YOUR ONLINE BANK ACCOUNT IS BEEN PROCESSED!!!

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347064906069 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- efccfraudalertdept1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR IBRAHIM LAMORDE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <efccfraudalertdept1@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 23:12:54 -0400
Subject: ATTN:YOUR ONLINE BANK ACCOUNT IS BEEN PROCESSED!!!

ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
(EFCC) FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,

Attn: Beneficiary,

I am Mr.Ibrahim Lamorde the chairman of ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
(EFCC). EFCC in alliance with economic community of West African states
(ECOWAS) with head Office here in Nigeria. We have been working towards the
eradication of fraudsters and scam Artists in Western part of Africa With the
help of United States Government and the United Nations.

We have been able to track down so many of this scam artist in various
parts of
west African countries which includes (NIGERIA, REPUBLIC OF BENIN, TOGO, GHANA
CAMEROUN AND SENEGAL) and they are all in our custody here in Lagos Nigeria.

We have been able to recover so much money from these scam artists. The United
Nation Anti-crime commission and the United State Government have ordered the
money recovered from the Scammers to be shared among 100 Lucky people around
the globe.

This email is being directed to you because your email address was
found in one
of the scam Artists file and computer hard disk in our custody here in Nigeria
and with the information gathered from this Scam artist, we notice that you
have been scammed of so much money and have decided to compensate you with
a little token to recover the lost of your fund. You are therefore being
compensated with the total sum $2.5 Million Dollars. We have also arrested all
those who claim that they are barristers, bank officials, Lottery Agents who
has money for transfer or want you to be the next of kin of such funds which
does not exist.

Since your name appeared among the lucky beneficiaries who will receive a
compensation of US$2.5 Million, we have made arrangement to register an Online
Banking through our Global Bank, where you will have full access to
your Online
Banking Account Fund, to transfer your fund personally to your Private Bank
Account with no complication of things or questioning as the Account will be
fully registered in your Name.

Feel free to contact the processing officer Mr. GREG PETERS. The
online Banking
Processing is made much easier for you to transfer your fund to your private
Bank Account personally, to avoid any delay or complication of things. With
this Online Banking Transfer Processing, you can only transfer the Maximum
Amount of US$500.000.00 daily/instalmentally until the total amount of your
Compensated/deposited fund is transfered and completely paid to you.

So you are advice to contact, processing officer MR. GREG PETERS with your
provided information?s required for verification below.

CONTACT PERSON: MR.GREG PETERS.

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: efccfraudalertdept1@gmail.com
CONTACT TELEPHONE: +234-7064906069.

Provide the information bellow to enable the processing of your Online Banking
Account for deposition of your total compensated fund.

1)YOUR FULL NAME.
2)YOUR ADDRESS.
3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4)YOUR OCCUPATION
5)YOUR IDENTITY.
6) COUNTRY

Contact Mr. GREG PETERS with the information required for verification to
enable him start the processing of your Online Banking Account Registration.

We guarantee your safety and wish you the best of luck.

Best Regard,

Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde
CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
(EFCC) FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, that is because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service Provider, we (EFCC) urge you to treat it genuinely.

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